Earlier this month, we came across an eye-opening article written by Brian Krebs on an employment scam to get confidential identifying information. It is an increasingly common LinkedIn employment scam. There are over 196 million active LinkedIn users in North America alone, and any one of them could be impacted by this scam or a […]

Does your background investigation authorization release contain a liability waiver? If so, you could be making a costly mistake. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(A)(i)-(ii) specifically forbids a liability waiver, and including one can be met with severe consequences. Earlier this year, an employer by the name of Quantum Global Technologies […]

Is it possible to use criminal convictions during the hiring process and stay compliant with most state laws? At first reading, it would seem that using criminal convictions in the state of Illinois has been outlawed. A deeper reading of the Illinois SB 1480 addressing the use of criminal convictions  reveals a striking similarity with […]

The primary risk concern of business executives is damage to their firm’s reputation according to Julia Magas in in her recent article. From the article “Being an entrepreneur can bring you into contact with a vast network of people, including clients, suppliers, employees, contractors, fellow CEOs and leaders, and more. Our relationships with these networks […]

Businesses spent much of 2020 dealing with FCRA lawsuits – the Fair Credit Reporting Act . In fact, over the course of the past few years, FCRA lawsuits have been on the rise. Why is this happening, and how can you protect your business? If you do not have airtight policies regarding your hiring processes […]